Monthly Archives: April 2022

NABARD PLP for Lohit launched

WAKRO, 4 Apr: The NABARD launched the potential linked credit plan (PLP) 2022-23 for Lohit district in a meeting held here on Monday, in...

Book exhibition organised

TEZU, 4 Apr: A book exhibition was jointly organised by the Denning College of Teachers' Education (DCTE) and Bamboosa Library in the college premises...

ASSET receives sports items, books on Apurba Diwas

WAKRO, 4 Apr: The Anu Shiksha Seva Trust (ASSET) received games and sports items and sportswear from the 7th battalion of the Sikh Regiment...

Poshan Pakhwada concludes in E/Siang

PASIGHAT, 4 Apr: The 4th Rashtriya Poshan Pakhwada (National Nutritional Fortnight), organised by the East Siang women & child development (WCD) department's divisional ICDS...

Awareness prog on cyber crimes

BHALUKPONG, 4 Apr: The West Kameng police, along with the district administration, organised a 'cyber awareness campaign' here last Saturday in public interest. West Kameng...

Time to repeal AFSPA

The recent decision of the government of India to reduce the number of areas under the much-despised Armed Forces (Special Powers) Act (AFSPA) in...

Kiski laathi aur kiski bhains?

CBI's Questionable Credibility By Poonam I Kaushish What is it about Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) that it is always in the eye of the storm?...

JNV Palin in pathetic condition

PALIN, 3 Apr: The Jawahar Navodaya Vidyalaya (JNV) here in Kra Daadi district is in a pathetic condition, becoming a cause of worry for...

POCSO court sentences minor’s rapist to 20-year RI

AALO, 3 Apr: The judge of the special POCSO court here in West Siang district has sentenced one Pakbin alias Mabin alias Kyabin Sikom...

Miscreants vandalise parked cars in Seppa

Staff Reporter SEPPA, 3 Apr: At least 13 parked cars were reportedly vandalised by unknown miscreant in East Kameng HQ Seppa on Saturday midnight. Sources informed...

Driver arrested for alleged nexus with oil mafia

DAPORIJO, 3 Apr: A driver of an oil tanker has been arrested by the Gensi police in Lower Siang district in connection with the...

Sudeva FC selects 3 players from Changlang

CHANGLANG, 3 Apr: Three U-17 football players from Changlang district have been selected by Delhi-based Sudeva FC. The players are Manwom Mossang (right wing), Warem...

Drii Diig festival celebrated

RAGA, 3 Apr: Drii Diig, the agricultural festival to propitiate Drii Aane for a bumper harvest and to ward off evil spirits, was celebrated...

Villagers renovate PHC voluntarily

JOMLO-MONGKU, 3 Apr: The villagers of Jomlo-Mongku in Siang district renovated the primary health centre (PHC) here voluntarily. The PHC was in a very bad...

Time to resolve interstate boundary disputes

Monday Musing The pact signed between Assam and Meghalaya to resolve their decades-old boundary disputes in six of the 12 disputed areas is indeed a...

IOC to pump in Rs 840 cr to set up POL plant, raise storage...

GUWAHATI, 3 Apr: PSU major Indian Oil Corporation (IOC) on Sunday said it will invest nearly Rs 840 crores in expanding its petroleum, oil...

Govt panel recommends inclusion of Covovax in national Covid vaccination drive for those aged...

NEW DELHI, 3 Apr: The Covid-19 working group of the NTAGI has recommended inclusion of the Serum Institute's Covovax in the national vaccination programme...

Aashwasan campaign launched in Anjaw

HAWAI, 3 Apr: The 'Aashwasan' campaign to break the chain of the spread of Covid and TB infection was launched in Anjaw district on...

Drug peddlers arrested, contraband seized

AALO, 3 Apr: The police here in West Siang district arrested three drug peddlers from Bogdo area and seized 8.19 gms of suspected heroin...